425 - ASPET "Guppy Tank" Translational Science Pitch Competition

Session Chair(s)

• Khalid Garman

  Speaker
  National Institutes of Health

The “Guppy Tank” competition will showcase translational science pitches from four ASPET trainees who will be coached by mentors with established experience in the biotech, pharma, and entrepreneurship realms. In addition, the Guppy Tank event will feature a keynote discussion by a seasoned scientific entrepreneur who will highlight the importance of a translational vision to scientific innovations and effective strategies for a successful science pitch. This session will be an exciting and essential educational opportunity for ASPET trainees to hone their translational scientific communication skills while getting publicly recognized for their talents.

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM

  Introduction
  

  Speaker: Khalid Garman – National Institutes of Health
• 2:05 PM – 2:30 PM

  When Opportunity Knocks: Leveraging Your Expertise to Get Innovations from Bench to Bedside
  

  Speaker: Nancy Stagliano – Neuron23
• 2:30 PM – 2:43 PM

  Nanomedicine for Stroke
  

  Speaker: Jia Nong – University of Pennsylvania
• 2:43 PM – 2:56 PM

  Relaxin’ the Brain and Burning the Fat: Translational Potential of Stapled Relaxin-3 Peptidomimetics
  

  Speaker: Subhi Marwari – University of Pennsylvania
• 2:56 PM – 3:09 PM

  Lung ECM as a Critical Regulator of Chronic Airway Inflammation and A therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Fibrosis
  

  Speaker: Mohamed Ghonim – St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital
• 3:09 PM – 3:21 PM

  Finalist Announcement
• 3:23 PM – 3:30 PM

  Conclusion